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- When it comes to sizing, no two people are built exactly the same.
- Instead of relying on off-the-rack garments with alpha sizes, the best way to achieve perfect-fitting clothes is to buy custom, made-to-measure pieces.
- Luckily, there are a lot of affordable, convenient options out there. Brands like Indochino, Woodies Clothing, Spier & Mackay, Apposta, and Black Lapel are some of our favorite relatively affordable places to shop for made-to-measure clothing.
When it comes to sizing, no two people are built exactly the same. While sizing charts and customer reviews can help you figure out what size might be a decent fit, the only way to get clothes that truly fit perfectly is to buy custom, made-to-measure garments.
But no one wants to spend hours of their time or hundreds of their dollars going to a tailor, which has meant that the online market for custom clothing has steadily grown. So, whether you’re looking for a super formal suit for a special occasion, performance dress shirts for staying comfortable during the work week, warm flannels for winter, or chino shorts for casual spring and summer days, you won’t have to leave home to have them made just for you.
In addition to achieving a custom fit, many brands offer further customization options like choosing the collar on your shirt, the pleats on your pants, or adding a personalized monogram.
To help you get the best-fitting formal and business casual clothes possible, we rounded up six of our favorite places to buy custom, made-to-measure men’s clothes online.
Check them out, below:
Indochino
Indochino
Shop suits and chinos at Indochino.
Key products available: Suits (from $299) and chinos ($79)
You might be able to get away with buying off-the-rack dress shirts, but suits should always be fitted to your body measurements. Indochino has revolutionized the way men buy suits by allowing men to create fully-custom suits online. While you can visit one of Indochino’s many showrooms around the country to get fitted, they have detailed videos on how to measure yourself at home, too.
Indochino also makes custom chinos, which I’ve personally tested, worn, and loved.
Read more: The internet’s favorite made-to-measure suit brand now makes $79 chinos
Woodies Clothing
Woodies Clothing
Shop dress shirts and chinos at Woodies Clothing.
Key products available: Performance dress shirts ($115) and chinos ($98), casual button-ups ($85), flannels ($85, chino shorts ($98)
Founded in 2015, Woodies Clothing is a menswear startup that specializes in affordably priced custom menswear. The brand’s premise is to offer custom-fitted garments at prices that are priced similarly to (or lower than) off-the-rack department store pieces. Once you’ve filled out your size profile, you can customize elements that go into each garment like pockets, pleats, collars, and cuffs.
Read more: This startup makes custom clothes for the office that are comfortable enough for the gym
Black Lapel
Black Lapel
Shop suits at Black Lapel.
Key products available: Suits (from $499) and blazers (from $379)
Compared to many run-of-the-mill menswear stores with a dull selection of cheap suits and inexperienced tailors on-staff, Black Lapel fills the online space as the go-to destination for premium-made suits and artisan-level tailoring. The brand uses high-quality materials and advanced manufacturing techniques to ensure your clothes are built to last for decades, which is why its price points are slightly higher. While Black Lapel does have a showroom in New York City, you can easily contact one of the brand’s online stylists to help you accurately measure yourself at home before ordering. And if your suit still needs some fine tuning, they cover up to $75 in alterations.
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Source: Business Insider – aismael@businessinsider.com (Amir Ismael)